We believe good policy drives progress. By providing evidence-based policy analysis, we help countries to improve economic, social and environmental outcomes.
Our research provides authoritative data and analysis on trade, investment, finance and technology. And it offers solutions to the major challenges facing developing countries, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable nations.
Beyond tailored analysis and policy recommendations, our research has also generated global standards that govern responsible sovereign lending and borrowing, investment, entrepreneurship, competition and consumer protection and trade rules.
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Flagship reports
From recovery to resilience: the development dimension
International tax reforms and sustainable investment
The least developed countries in the post-COVID world: Learning from 50 years of experience
Rethinking the Foundations of Export Diversification in Africa – The Catalytic Role of Business and Financial Services
Challenges faced by seafarers in view of the COVID-19 crisis
Cross-border data flows and development: For whom the data flow
Catching technological waves: Innovation with equity
Escaping from the Commodity Dependence Trap through Technology and Innovation
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Latest publications
Review of 2020 Investor-State Arbitration Decisions: IIA reform issues at a glance
IIA Issues Note, No. 2, 2022
UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2022/5 - 11 Ago 2022
The cost of doing too little too late: How cryptocurrencies can undermine domestic resource mobilization in developing countries
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 102
UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2022/10 - 10 Ago 2022
Informe sobre la asistencia de la UNCTAD al pueblo palestino: evolución de la economía del Territorio Palestino Ocupado
TD/B/EX(72)/2 - 08 Ago 2022
Facts on Investor-State arbitrations in 2021: With a special focus on tax-related ISDS cases
IIA Issues Note, No. 1, 2022
UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2022/4 - 26 Jul 2022
UNCTAD calendar of meetings for the second half of 2022 and the tentative calendar of meetings for 2023
TD/B/INF.253 - 20 Jul 2022
Latest policy briefs
The cost of doing too little too late: How cryptocurrencies can undermine domestic resource mobilization in developing countries
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 102
UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2022/10 - 10 Ago 2022
Climate-resilience of seaports: Adequate finance is critical for developing countries but remains a major challenge
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 103
UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2022/11 - 12 Jul 2022
Public payment systems in the digital era: Responding to the financial stability and security-related risks of cryptocurrencies
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 101
UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2022/9 - 22 Jun 2022
All that glitters is not gold: The high cost of leaving cryptocurrencies unregulated
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 100
UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2022/8 - 13 Jun 2022
Strategy for graduation with momentum: Bridging pre-graduation and post-graduation development processes in the least developed countries
UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2022/7
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 99 - 30 Mar 2022